Banana Pudding

I decided to make banana pudding on Monday since we had some really ripe bananas to use up. I used the recipe off the Nilla Wafer box with a couple exceptions. I substituted 1/2 cup honey for 1/2 cup of the sugar and I substituted a tub of lite cool whip for the meringue.
Modified Nilla [...]

Coconut Lime Tilapia with Mango Pineapple Salsa

Last night, I was going to make broiled tilapia (with just salt, pepper and lime juice) with mango pineapple salsa until I came across Coconut & Lime’s Blogiversary Contest. Since the recipe I was making up in my head was close to matching the requirements for the contest, I decided that I’d add in some [...]

Hot Peppers

I chopped some jalapeños last night for some mango pineapple salsa I was making (recipe will be posted later today) and I just can’t seem to get the sting out of my skin. I’ve squeezed limes, washed my hands several times and even taken two showers since making the salsa and they still sting. Any [...]

Fried Shrimp

This past weekend, I thought I’d try Grandmama Morton’s method for frying shrimp to take to our monthly family pot luck dinner.

I started with shrimp, salt, pepper, cornmeal and vegetable oil.

The seafood market we bought the shrimp from took the heads off for me. But, I had to peel and devein them (with the help [...]